R Ravichandran

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An analyst with Motilal Oswal Securities said, “It seems the recovery is elusive and the inventory correction continues to be undertaken by the OEMs. Our interaction with leading PV/2W/CV channel partners still indicates no

BMW will also go for dealers expansion with 13 more in the next 12 to 15 months. In an interview with R Ravichandran of FE, Rundratej Singh, president & CEO, BMW Group India, while terming the current slowdown is short-term i

The Madras High Court has ordered an interim stay on Tamil Nadu government’s order declaring automotive component manufacturing industry as “public utility service”, describing the decision as arbitrary.

Commercial vehicle fleet operators in India have proposed to ask lenders such as banks and NBFCs to reschedule the EMI payments on loans taken for their vehicles purchase.

After posting robust 24% and 37% growth in FY18 and FY19, the industry has reported a 11.64% drop in sales to 267,198 units as compared to 302,383 units sold in the same quarter last fiscal, said a SIAM data.

The new code is billed to bring in accountability and transparency in tyre performance in India by labelling key consumer centric informations on sidewalls of tyres, said industry sources, adding that they expect a government

Truck rentals across the country are in a jittery mode and the dealers and banks are holding a few queries for fleet replacement as compared to last year.

The over Rs 1,600-crore India’s leading air compressor company ELGi Equipments is betting big on the global markets, particularly the European region, to become No. 2 company in the $15-billion air compressor market.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) is betting big on Venue, a compact SUV which will be launched shortly. Amid challenges and subdued market sentiment, HMIL expects Venue will not only give the needed impetus to maintain its grow

India’s leading readymade and knitwear cluster also registered a domestic sale of Rs 24,000 crore, taking its total businesses during the fiscal to Rs 50,000 crore.

Almost all major players, such as Bajaj Auto, TVS Motor, Piaggio, have reported a robust performance in exports due to the surging demand for three-wheelers produced in India in contrast to domestic sales.

Italian iconic superbike maker Benelli will set up a joint venture in association with its current Indian distributor to explore the mass-market two-wheeler segment (100CC-250CC) in a big way.

WPTUC general secretary Valter Sanches has said the union is concerned over continuing violations of workers' rights and vindictive actions against the staff at Royal Enfield's Oragadam plant in Chennai because of their parti

There are 15 products in RMG category under US GSP, which contributes to $586.58 million RMG imports of US.

The objective of creation of new service centres (NSCs) on the PPP model is aimed at providing adequate facilities for testing, training, sample development, consultancy, trouble shooting and facilitation services.

Hinduja flagship Ashok Leyland said that it is in advanced talks with a select few defence players (OEMs) in the US and Europe to offer its mobility solutions.

Driven largely by exports, the three-wheeler industry has reported a 44.30% growth in the first seven months of the current fiscal (April-October 2018) to 761,300 units as compared to 527,570 units in the same period last fis

With enhanced rural road connectivity, smart city initiatives/programmes and increased infra spending, Piaggo will target doubling its customers base in the next two years to 5 million.

Hit hard by the marked production loss in the last two months, Royal Enfield, an arm of Eicher Motors, has again invited all the striking employees to resume their duty at the earliest and hold dialogue internally.

The Tirupur Exporters' Association (TEA), which houses thousands of garment units, is likely to witness a production loss of anywhere between Rs 700 crore to Rs 800 crore due to extended leaves to be availed by the workers, w